Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 2761
Electronic Communications
The Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access and Licence) (Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011
Made
17th November 2011
Coming into force
12th December 2011
The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”) make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(1) to (3) and section 122(7) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006( 1 ) (the “Act”).
Before making the Regulations OFCOM have given notice of their proposal to do so in accordance with section 122(4)(a) of the Act, published notice of their proposal in accordance with section 122(4)(b) of the Act and have considered the representations made to them before the time specified in the notice in accordance with section 122(4)(c) of the Act.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access and Licence) (Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 12th December 2011.
Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access and Licence) (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2009
2. —(1) For regulation 3(3) of the Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access and Licence) (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2009( 2 ) (the “Principal Regulations”), substitute the following—
“ Paragraph (1) shall apply to grants of RSA and licences of a class specified in Column 1 of each of the Parts of Schedules 1, 2 and 3, which apply to stations or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part of the same Schedule. ”
(2) In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations—
(a) delete “or” where it appears at the end of regulation 4(a)(v)(bb);
(b) at the end of regulation 4(a)(vi) substitute “or” for “and”;
(c) after regulation 4(a)(vi), insert the following regulation 4(a)(vii)—
“ (vii) a part of the range of frequencies in which the holder of a grant of RSA or licence is recognised as using wireless telegraphy stations or wireless telegraphy apparatus under one of the grants of RSA or a licence of a class specified in Column 1 of each Part of Schedule 3 which apply to stations or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part of Schedule 3; and ”
(3) The Principal Regulations are amended by adding the following Schedule 3:
Regulations 3 and 4
“ SCHEDULE 3
PART 1
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Class of Licence or RSA | Frequency Band |
Receive-Only Earth Stations (Fixed Satellite Service) | 3600–4200 Megahertz |
PART 2
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Class of Licence or RSA | Frequency Bands |
| Receive-Only Earth Stations | 1690–1710 Megahertz |
| (Meteorological Satellite Service) | 7750–7850 Megahertz ” |
Hyacinth S. Nwana
Group Director, Spectrum Policy Group of the Office of Communications
For and by the authority of the Office of Communications
17th November 2011
S.I. 2009/17 as amended by S.I. 2011/440